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Where have all the Westerns gone?

by Mary Jo Westerns are sometimes considered THE American story.  Often they’re set in the semi-mythic frontier lands of the Old West.  The iconic hero is a lone wanderer such as a gunfighter or cowboy, a version of the knight errant who wanders wild and beautiful lands, stopping now and then to help people out.  Western mythologies permeate American culture, including Hollywood and politics, so it’s not surprising Westerns have played a very large part of the historical romance market.  The

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The Awesomeness that was BarCamp Philly - Part 2

Yesterday I wrote about how I talked at BarCamp Philly last Saturday. I also attended some fun, inspiring and informational sessions by my wildly brilliant friends: @livlab, @globalcitizen, @waltribeiro, @bethharte, and @mknell. Check out the full schedule of all sessions at BarCamp Philly and some great photos on Flickr. My Twitter Notes from the sessions I attended are below: “Jedi Mind Tricks: Mediating user, brand, technology & business goals through conversation” by Livia Labate and Ma

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Twitter This

What the heck IS Twitter, anyway? So I signed up for it yesterday because a blog reader asked me if I had a Twitter account so she could "Follow me"...Is this a "Stalker" type website or what!? I don't do very many interesting things. I'm really having trouble grasping the whole idea of it. I've gone on the site a few times since signing up and it takes me like 10 minutes to figure out what the most interesting thing I'm doing is and type it in.Can someone shed some light on this phenomena pleas

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phobic posts this week and got off track. But I’m back baby! And I’m here to give lots of love back to my wonderful blogging girlfriends who have given me these wonderful gems! First, Mommy to 2 Princesses and Outnumbered Two to One who both gave me the divine honor of receiving this way-cool Kreativ BloggerAward. Yep, I’m a newbie to this delightful little trophy. Along with this chic award, I am also supposed to provide you with 6 things that make me happy. Good times. I promise, these are in

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Un pacco carico di nuove letture!

Questo mese ho dato fondo al borsellino per acquistare i miei libretti! Ieri mi è arrivato un pacco con ben 17 romanzi freschi freschi che non aspettano altro che essere letti!Le mie scelte sono cadute su alcune nuove uscite ma anche su libri usciti da un po' che hanno attirato la mia attenzione leggendo recensioni e presentazioni qua e là in rete. Inutile dire che il numero di libri non letti sulla mia libreria si infittisce... Non potendo fare a meno di continuare ad acquistare libri anche qu

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wrote about Kelsey's case on Friday because Missy and her husband Greg intend to seek a law change to compel companies to respond more quickly to requests from police. Missey Smith contacted me because she wanted to add some information to Friday’s post. Here is what Missey told me: "Kelsey’s phone was in my name. I asked Verizon to ping Kelsey’s phone within hours of her being missing. They said they couldn't. We were referred to our account online to see what activity there was. Of course th

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The Problem with Blogging

The way I see it, the problem with blogging is that it is not in REAL LIFE.Oh, we can chat in REAL TIME with Google Chat.We can micro-blog in REAL TIME with Twitter.But we can't chat in REAL LIFE in REAL TIME.I'm not the life of the party type.  I'm more of the people watching, sit on the sidelines of a party and listen to what's going on around me type.  Give me a heated discussion on education or a deep, philosophical conversation on world peace, and you can't shut me up.  Not that I really kn

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And the blog button goes to:

Seriously, what could a woman want more than a gold card? And a BFF (Blogging Friends Forever) gold card at that? Laura at Catholic Teacher Musings passed this along to me. I feel like I should make her a friendship bracelet or something. Maybe share gum. The cool thing is, while I get to max out my virtual account with her, I also get to give away 5 more. That gives me a total of 6 BFFs! Woo-Hoo! Enough for a really rockin slumber party! The rules: Rules: You may choose 5 awardees Choose 4

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JENNIFER ANISTON IS 30 ROCKIN' WITH ALEC BALDWIN

JENNIFER ANISTON IS 30 ROCKIN' WITH ALEC BALDWIN Submitted by Mary Beth on Thu, 2008-09-04 10:46. Jennifer Aniston may have had a lot ups and downs over the years, but stalking people was never a problem of hers in the past! Yes, I said stalking, but not in real life-Jennifer is playing the guest role of a "Fatal Attraction-type stalker" on NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Jen will cameo as Claire Harper, the former roommate of Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and now stalker to Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin).

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JENNIFER ANISTON IS 30 ROCKIN' WITH ALEC BALDWIN

JENNIFER ANISTON IS 30 ROCKIN' WITH ALEC BALDWIN Submitted by Mary Beth on Thu, 2008-09-04 10:46. Jennifer Aniston may have had a lot ups and downs over the years, but stalking people was never a problem of hers in the past! Yes, I said stalking, but not in real life-Jennifer is playing the guest role of a "Fatal Attraction-type stalker" on NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Jen will cameo as Claire Harper, the former roommate of Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and now stalker to Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin).

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I’m not a wimp.

I need to go ahead and say that up front. Because at some point in this post you may say, “Annie sorta sounds like a … “, then you’ll pause, reread the title, and then say to yourself, “Well, actually, nope. She’s not a wimp. She told us that already.” It’s called being on the offensive. Anyways, today was my first experience in the Nashville airport. For a big city girl like me, used to the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Could Have Its Own Zip Code Airport, you’d think that a tiny

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Fall TV Preview: Time Travel, Vampires and Weird Science

Crusading scientists, time-traveling dinosaurs, computer-hacking con artists and vampires who get their nightly fix of synthetic blood at the neighborhood convenience store promise to keep the fall TV season popping for fans of the fantastic. Over the next four months, new and returning series offer evidence that intelligent life may actually exist on prime time. J.J. Abrams' much anticipated Fringe and the returning Heroes lead the pack, but they're not the only programs that promise brain-

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Giving Chase by Lauren Dane - Free e-book via Whispernet

As promised, following on from last weeks promotional e-book “Nate” by Beth Williams” by Samhain Publishing, this week you can download their second promotional e-book “Giving Chase by Lauren Dane” absolutely free from today (August 4) until August 10. Here is the book synopsis; Together they find a special love?can it survive the threat stalking her? Some small towns grow really good looking men! This is the case with the four Chase brothers. The home grown hotties are on the wishlist of ev

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Lindsay, The Celebrity Hunter

Yesterday, our first full day in Kona, I did a little Dog, the Bounty Hunter  stalking.  My mom gets a bit obsessed with celebs, just like me - at least I know where I get it from - and one of her biggest obsessions right now is Mr. Duane Chapman, aka Dog, the Bounty Hunter.  She is so obsessed with that show, in fact, that she even convinced my boyfriend and I to dress up like Dog and Beth last Halloween.  Anyway, while Dog’s main Da Kine Bail Bonds office is located on the island of Oa

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SF Tidbits for 7/29/08

You can own Marty McFly's hoverboard! ...For a mere $30,000 (USD). "Hello! McFly! Where am I gonna get that kind of money?" [via Fanboy] Interviews & Profiles:@ComicMix: Wil Wheaton (part 3): "We have treated censorship as a network error to be routed around." (See also Parts one and two.)@Publishers Weekly: Ellen Datlow: "I've been promoting my books as much as possible online, making sure that the publicist sends out review copies to bloggers as well as traditional reviewers."@Bibliophile St

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Sunday Sound-Out & Kisses

First off, I want to thank everyone for their support and kind words over the past few days. I am sorry for causing anyone to worry and I honestly wish I had just voiced my concerns earlier. I just wasn't sure quite how to do it. But, lesson learned and I know I can come to all of you when I am feeling low & sad or sick. It's so nice to know I have such a great support system, esp. since I really only personally know 1/16 of those of you reading along. (ok, so I really am horrible at fractio

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Posts that really hit home

I have already edited this post probably 3 times over. It's a work in progress. And thank you - to my friends and family and other readers - who have already emailed me in regards to this post and shared a bit of yourself in response to me ... your feedback to what I wrote, and also your own stories. It's really moving to me. I haven't responded to all yet - but I've read them all. This one - from Megan - who is blogging again, hooray! The reason you start to believe you are unloveable is b

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reviews, and wanted your very own Jobsian doodad. Now. The phone passed the 1 million sales mark after a mere three days on the market. Impressive, indeed. And after seeing this image above -- of someone from Hunter's Point waiting in line outside the downtown Apple store -- SF sales are sure to climb even higher. Why? Because nerds in SF (vulgarly) think anyone and everyone from Hunter's Point is cool. Update: An eagle-eye commenter said this is someone named Kevin Epps, an indie director of

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DUTY TO PROTECT by Beth Cornelison

Crisis counselor Ginny West confronted danger every day. But when a bomb blast trapped her in a burning building, she never thought she’d make it out alive. Just in time, Riley Sinclair rescued her from the deadly blaze. The ruggedly sensual firefighter awoke a different danger, arousing a need that rocked her to her core. Riley had risked his life to save Ginny. And he’d do it again. Yet even as he swore to keep her safe, he couldn’t reveal his tragic secret. Until desire ignited…and a v

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It's a small world~

I continue to be amazed and blessed by the connections and friendships I have made during our adoption journey. But recently I was really shocked by what you would call a very small world moment. During my China trip I mentioned something in our travel website that sort of gave away where we lived. Another waiting mom, who is also using this service, thought that we might live near eachother, so she e mailed me me privately. She was nervous, not knowing if I would think she was a "cyber stalk

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